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Can I use another .xml file in values/strings.xml file?

I have a question about values/strings.xml
I'd like to use strings.xml, but use another strings.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="hello">Hello!</string>
<string name="test">veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long script(about 1000characters)</string>
</resources>
like this, when I want to manage veeeeery long script by another xml file.
Then can I use another .xml file in values/strings.xml file?
for example like..
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="hello">Hello!</string>
<string name="test"> #values/script.xml </string>
</resources>
Thank you for reading my question.
Have a nice day :)

Yes, you just need to use #string instead of #values

Dynamically add values to resource string-array in Android

Is there a way to dynamically add values to an Android resource string-array?
E.g.:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="titles">
</string-array>
</resources>

Is there a way to dynamically add values to an Android resource string-array?
No, because resources are read-only at runtime.

Yes! you can create a static array of strings in Android but dynamically adding values to an Android resource is not yet possible.
It turns out that it’s easy to create and use a static array of strings in Android. Of course, you can do this in Java code, as I describe in my Java string array tutorial, but for Android, I’m talking about doing this in XML.
In short, this is how you define a static string array in an Android XML file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="my_books">
<item>Scala Cookbook</item>
<item>Play Framework Recipes</item>
<item>How I Sold My Business: A Personal Diary</item>
<item>A Survival Guide for New Consultants</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
Then inside an Activity, Fragment, or other Java class, you can create a string array in Java from that XML like this:
Resources res = getResources();
String[] myBooks = res.getStringArray(R.array.my_books);

Implementing a word list for use in an android application

I am developing an android application and would like to be able to create an array consisting of words from an xml file, but am unsure of how that would look. Any help is appreciated.

You can do this if you just need a preset list
In your res/values folder there should be an arrays.xml file if there isnt create it.
Then withiin the file add something like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<array name="myarray">
<item>first item</item>
<item>second item</item>
<item>third item</item>
<item>foruth item</item>
</array>
</resources>
then do access it do this
String[] text = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.myarray);

Load different colors based on conditions

I am programming an application contains layouts with some views. I load these colors from values/colors.xml. Now, I want to define multiple themes for my application, e.g. Blue and Green (some sort of blue and green colors). My question is how can I define two colors.xml file and load it based on some conditions or choosing by user. What I want is some thing like strings.xml that we can load strings based on locale defined.
Thanks in advance.

string.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="white">#FFFFFF</string>
</resources>
values-fr/strings.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="white">#EEEEEE</string>
</resources>
button.setBackgroundColor(Integer.parseInt(getString(R.string.white)));

Organizing Strings.xml

I'm making an android app and since I've just started I want to try get the most organised code/resources. In my strings.xml file so far I have this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">GameController</string>
<string name="stop">Stop</string>
<string name="start">Start</string>
<string name="preferences">Preferences</string>
<string name="back">Back</string>
</resources>
All of the strings except app_name are used in an options menu. But since I will be adding much more strings I was thinking that it might be better to do something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">GameController</string>
<string name="menu_stop">Stop</string>
<string name="menu_start">Start</string>
<string name="menu_preferences">Preferences</string>
<string name="menu_back">Back</string>
</resources>
Is it the best way or should I use another system?

It depends on where the strings will be used. If "stop" will never be used anywhere but in a menu, calling it "menu_stop" is a good idea. If it'll be used all over the place then it should just be called "stop".
Also, XML comments are very useful for organizing resources.
<resources>
<string name="app_name">GameController</string>
<!-- Menu Strings -->
<string name="menu_stop">Stop</string>
<string name="menu_start">Start</string>
<string name="menu_preferences">Preferences</string>
<string name="menu_back">Back</string>
</resources>
Finally, if you find you have tons and tons of string resources you may want to go so far as to separate them into different xml files: menu_strings.xml, dialog_strings.xml, etc.
menu_strings.xml
<resources>
<!-- Menu Strings -->
<string name="menu_stop">Stop</string>
<string name="menu_start">Start</string>
<string name="menu_preferences">Preferences</string>
<string name="menu_back">Back</string>
</resources>
dialog_strings.xml
<resources>
<string name="dialog_cancel_yes">Yes, cancel.</string>
<string name="dialog_cancel_no">No, do not cancel.</string>
</resources>

This is kind of a subjective question, really. You should use whatever you find easier to handle. I certainly do the second type of naming when I'm using layouts and drawables (e.g. button_x, ninepatch_x, icon_x, etc.), just because it keeps them next to each other, and is easier to narrow down quickly with Content Assist. In XML, you can use comments to group them together, and add white space, just anything that makes it easier for you to find what you need, and quickly.